Coffee Break: Can You Pick Your Work Assignments?
One very interesting question I got from a reader and friend recently was: " Is it OK for me to pick my work assignments, instead of just waiting to be put on specific projects where help is needed? Doesn't that show initiative on my part, instead of just blindly...
Corporate Catwalk: Scalloped White Silk Blouse
I admit, I'm a sucker for crisp, white, clean blouses! Nothing like an elegant white button-down to add an air of distinction to your entire outfit, and make anything else you're wearing pop! This scalloped white silk blouse from Banana Republic has both a polished...
Seven Power Tips to Run Your Career Like Beyonce Runs the World
Despite all the advice out there about controlling, picking or changing your career, do you ever feel that at the end of the day you may not have much control over it? That the pressure to gain a paycheck, advance in rank and find your professional place keeps blowing...
How to improve your work relationships this year
Me: "But why?" Co-worker/friend: " She just doesn't like you. I'm sorry." That was the beginning of a conversation that would end in S. quitting her job a few months later. The woman she was working with at the time did not like her. As simple as that. And because the...
Corporate Catwalk: 3 Rules to Know About Power Dressing On A Budget
You've heard the phrase: "Dress for the job you want, not the job you have", right? In theory, it sounds great, if you ask me. Who wouldn't want to pull the Louboutins, crisp Louis Vuitton and other Tory Burch shenanigans to show up to work in style like the best of...
CorporateCatwalk: Oh Turtlenecks!
I am in love with turtlenecks this year! Everything about how they elongate your neck, slim down your frame, and just give you that Audrey-Hepburn-meets-naomi-Campbell look, make it a winner, especially on those days when you feel like you "have nothing to wear" (even...
Why You Should Give Yourself A Break and Get Off the Success Ladder Once and For All
Let me ask you a simple question (and no, it doesn’t involve chocolate or coffee, people). Given the opportunity to reach your ultimate career destination, the one that was really meant for you, vs. following the path most traveled, which would you pick? The...
3 Easy But Effective Ways to Start The New Year at Work Like A Pro
Here you are, emerging from the holiday fog, needing a vacation from a vacation, and ready to ask Santa to replenish your bank account, like, pronto. It’s the New Year, and you’re just about sick of hearing everyone talk about resolutions they never keep, or vow that...
Corporate Catwalk: Metallic Pumps
Last fashion pick of the year, people...2015 is on its last leg, and speaking of legs, I couldn't think of a better way to go out in style into the New Year than this pair of hot metallic pumps that can easily go from the meeting room to the New Year's party in a...
Why you should forever ditch career resolutions (and what you should do instead)
Two women were chit-chatting over coffee one afternoon in late December. One couldn’t stop talking about her New Year’s career resolutions, while the other patiently nodded. She had all these plans of introducing a new program in her department, exceeding her...
